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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Taking the next steps: identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in general practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report argues that the general practice sector needs to collect the Indigenous status of patients in order to provide health interventions specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, suggesting effective Indigenous identification ...

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

open access: yesInternational Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 2012
Australian education systems have long been challenged by the gap between Indigenous and nonIndigenous student outcomes. All levels of Australian government, as well as Indigenous leaders and educators, however, continue to meet the challenge through exhortation, strategies and targets.
openaire   +2 more sources

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2012 report: Victoria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report provides the latest information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria are faring according to a range of indicators on health status, determinants of health and health system performance.

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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia: an overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report brings together the most up-to-date data available from a wide range of sources to describe the status of cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.SummaryCancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health [PDF]

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Primary Health, 2018
Spurling, Geoffrey   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

‘We Are Australia’: Unpacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Understandings and Experiences of Australian Identity

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations: online services report - key results 2013-14 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This sixth national report provides an overview of 269 Australian Government-funded organisations that aim to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It presents findings from the 2013-14 Online Services Report data collection,
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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